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atomy

1

[ at-uh-mee ]

noun

plural atomies.
  1. an atom; mote.
  2. a small creature; pygmy.


atomy

2

[ at-uh-mee ]

noun

plural atomies.
  1. a skeleton.

atomy

1

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. an atom or minute particle
  2. a minute creature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

atomy

2

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. an obsolete word for skeleton
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of atomy1

1585–95; singular use of Latin ٴdzī, plural of atomus atom

Origin of atomy2

1590–1600; variant of anatomy (taken as an atomy )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of atomy1

C16: from Latin ٴdzī atoms, but used as if singular; see atom

Origin of atomy2

C16: from mistaken division of anatomy (as if an atomy )
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Example Sentences

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The Wait felt so strange that he took the furry atomy without protest, and popped it into his mouth without any feelings that it was going to be nasty.

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You presumptious little atomy of a barebones," answered his eldest brother, "if I only see the size of a thrush's ankle of you follyin' us on the road, I'll turn back an' bate that wiry an' freckled little carkiss o' yours into frog's jelly!

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"Ould woman, inagh!" answered the little atomy in a towering passion.

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Two men in particular, older than the rest--the one a fat, infirm fellow with a pallid face and the air of a rich citizen, the other a peevish, red-eyed atomy in a green fur-lined coat--were of this party.

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You have, indeed, you presumptuous atomy!" and he laughed in his own way, adding, "I did not expect you would blow into an hero quite so soon.

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